League Play-Off

Akrep Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vadim Kalandinskiy took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th match minute, Bristol Centre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vadim Kalandinskiy to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the game, Dordoi FC's Ilya Veselov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vitaliy Zimin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 16 minutes of play, Bristol Centre's Vitaliy Pestrov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maksim Gorevoy was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Bristol Centre getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Semen Ugolnikov hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Dordoi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vadim Kalandinskiy came free, but Maksim Gorevoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes, Yakov Rossohin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dordoi FC and the Bristol Centre players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yakov Rossohin kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Dordoi FC's zone, Genrikh Zaznobin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maksim Gorevoy came out of the goal and Genrikh Zaznobin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vadim Kalandinskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Pavel Aguzarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Yakov Rossohin in the 45th minute really tested Vitaliy Zimin's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Ilya Veselov made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Bristol Centre's zone, Ruslan Ermoshin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitaliy Zimin came out of the goal and Ruslan Ermoshin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vitaliy Zimin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ilya Veselov went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Maksim Gorevoy made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Vadim Kalandinskiy sent off a good shot on target. If Vadim Kalandinskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vitaliy Pestrov in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maksim Gorevoy saved Dordoi FC from getting behind. 66 minutes into the match, Vadim Kalandinskiy notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Dordoi FC's Maksim Gorevoy. Maksim Gorevoy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 75th minute, Ilya Veselov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Roman Kulagin charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roman Kulagin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 81 minutes into the game, Dordoi FC's Kirill Dubinskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vitaliy Zimin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After 85 minutes of play, Dordoi FC's Ruslan Ermoshin made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vitaliy Zimin was left in no man's land by his defense there!